English Explanatory Dictionary

bowling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of bowl
noun
  1. A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling
  2. Candlepin bowling.
  3. Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.
  4. The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.
  5. A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.
  6. The action of the verb bowl.
  7. Road bowling.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A village on the Clyde in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4473).
  3. A suburban area in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1731).
  4. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/ [ˈbɒʊɫɪŋ] /ˈboʊlɪŋ/ en-ca-bowling.ogg en-au-bowling.ogg

Word forms

bowling Bowlings Boling

Related words

bowl bowler bowls lawn bowls boules crown green bowling ninepins skittles 🎳

Derived words

bowling alley Bowling Alley Point bowling alone thesis bowling average bowling bag bowling ball bowling club bowling crease bowling figures bowling-green bowling green bowling shirt bowling shoe bowlliards buffet bowling cafeteria bowling candlepin bowling carpet bowling collar the bowling cosmic bowling declaration bowling fast bowling fivepin bowling lawn bowling pace bowling sharp as a bowling ball sport bowling ten-pin bowling turkey bowling
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